Arla assured superior standardisation with latest Tetra Pak unit

Milk standardisation is an indispensable process and at Arla Foods’s Palmers Green dairy in London a new Tetra Pak® Standardisation unit is making that process more reliable, stable and accurate than ever before.

​Josette Bogerman, Regional Project Manager at Arla Foods says the cooperative had to replace three obsolete standardisers. “Then we heard about the new equipment from Tetra Pak,” she says. “It was perfect for us to try a new unit at that point in time.” Arla Foods’ requirements were to minimize the downtime to three days. “That is exceptional for us,” she says. “I love working with Tetra Pak. They gave us the right guarantees. We would never have had the commitment from anyone else to do it in three days.”

The standardisation unit is designed for automatic in-line standardisation of the fat content in milk and cream directly after milk separation. It is a highly reliable system based on extensively tested and refined automation software and high-performance, high-quality components such as flow transmitters and regulation valves. “As for reliability – we haven’t seen it down – it’s always running,” Bogerman says. “We had a single issue and Tetra Pak dealt with it within the same day. We suspected we would have problems, since it was a​ field test, but it’s been a valuable experience for us.”

Glanbia wins Extra Mature Cheddar trophy

Cheddar produced at the Ballyragget creamery of Glanbia Ingredients Ireland scooped the Tetra Pak Processing Trophy for best Extra Mature Cheddar at the International Cheese Awards in Nantwich.

Class winners in this section were Dairy Crest Davidstow and Arla Foods Llandyrnog.

Tetra Pak also made awards to Mark Panczak and Ritchie Clarke of Arla Foods, Eden students who won prizes at the Society of Dairy Technology annual dinner which precedes the International Cheese Awards.